On the evening of March 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics was held in the "Bird's Nest". In the theatrical performance before the opening ceremony, Wei Yaran, a graduate of Qingdao Art School, played the erhu, showing Chinese national instrumental music to the world. In the chorus performance of the opening ceremony, there was also the "Voice" of Qingdao, "My motherland and I cannot be separated for a moment..." The melodious singing of visually impaired people swayed affectionately in the venue. Three graduates of Qingdao School for the Blind, Tong Junjie, Tang Shuyi, Chang Erhan is in this chorus team. They show their love for the motherland with their confident and firm image and simple and passionate singing.

Wei Yaran, a graduate of Qingdao Art School:

I was moved by the warm applause of the audience
Before the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games, members of the China Disabled People's Art Troupe participated in the performance of "Under the Blue Sky". Wei Yaran, who is now a third-year graduate student in the Erhu Performance Department of Minzu University of China, was in this glorious orchestra. She is a beautiful Qingdao girl who graduated from Qingdao Art School in 2015.
In January of this year, 25-year-old Wei Yaran was invited by the China Disabled Persons' Art Troupe as one of the two students to play the erhu in the instrumental performance. At the scene, Wei Yaran and his companions played the music of 6 countries including Germany and Hungary with national musical instruments, perfectly combining the essence of national and world music, and presenting it to the audience.
Wei Yaran, who has been studying and training seriously and hard since childhood, cherishes this precious opportunity to participate in the Winter Paralympics very much. "Our training rehearsal is very different from the usual rehearsal in school. Most of the people in the orchestra are completely blind, and the music score is mainly based on listening. You have to remember it immediately." Wei Yaran told reporters, and when she actually stepped on the stage, she also I felt the encouragement and recognition of the audience. "The stadium is so big. Although I can't see the audience, I can hear the applause coming from all directions. I'm really touched. It's completely different from performing in a concert hall!" Wei Yaran said excitedly.
During the physical examination in the kindergarten, Wei Yaran was found to have low vision. It takes 5 minutes for others to read an article, and she has to hold a magnifying glass and a vision aid for more than an hour to read it. It was also in the year when her vision defect was discovered that she fell in love with the erhu and regarded erhu playing as a hobby and a career. In the beginning, her parents copied the erhu sheet music into large characters for her to read. Later, she could memorize the sheet music by memorizing the sheet music only once. In elementary school, Wei Yaran studied in an ordinary school. In order to keep up with the teaching progress of the class, her mother would read the text to her every day when she came home. Strong memory.
From the first day of junior high, Wei Yaran entered the Qingdao Art School and spent 6 years in middle school there. "The teachers of the art school often take me to perform in Singapore and other places. Competitions in schools, provinces, cities and even the whole country have exercised my stage performance skills and accumulated a lot of performance experience." Wei Yaran is very grateful. After graduating from Qingdao Art School, She was successfully admitted to the Minzu University of China. During her college years, she followed the school to perform abroad several times, spread and played Chinese national musical instruments internationally, and was admitted to the school's master's degree with her super hard work and dedication.
With this performance experience on the stage of the Winter Paralympics, Wei Yaran has a firmer confidence in Chinese musical instruments. She hopes that more children can learn Chinese musical instruments in the future, and show more through their love and confidence in national musical instruments. Chinese folk music and traditional Chinese culture.

Tong Junjie, a graduate of the Qingdao School for the Blind:

The footsteps of the honor guard are shocking
Yesterday, when the reporter contacted Tong Junjie, a graduate of the Qingdao School for the Blind, he was preparing for the closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics.
Last year, Tong Junjie graduated from the Qingdao School for the Blind and was admitted to the Beijing Union University, majoring in musicology. As a freshman, he got a valuable opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics. For the chorus performance of 3 minutes and 15 seconds at the opening ceremony, in the past two months, Tong Junjie and his partners worked hard day and night, training wholeheartedly, sometimes even taking only 6 hours of rest in 48 hours. It is understood that blind people cannot read music scores when singing, and most of them are taught by the teacher orally. Although there are obstacles in training, it is not difficult for music majors to overcome. Tong Junjie told reporters that the most difficult part was physical training, including standing and smiling.

"There are strict requirements on the inclination angle of the upper body and the control of expressions when standing. Even if many students in the choir are completely blind, their eyes must be firm. We all have books on our heads, chopsticks in our mouths, and clips between our legs. Those who use A4 paper to practice body shape, we must show the confidence and sunshine of young people in the new era from the inside out.” Talking about this challenge, Tong Junjie feels that he has learned a lot, although many students can’t see the scene at all, but When the honor guard entered the stadium, the mighty and sonorous footsteps shocked everyone's hearts. Everyone truly felt the strength of the motherland, and the national pride in their hearts made everyone fully devote themselves to showing the face of contemporary Chinese youth.
"Thanks to the school and the society for their help. In the future, I will do more for others and for the society." It is understood that Tong Junjie, who has low vision, was admitted to the Qingdao School for the Blind from his hometown in Hebei when he was in high school. During the three years of studying at the Qingdao School for the Blind, our educational and teaching goals are the same as those of ordinary high schools, so that I can devote myself to cultural studies and join my favorite music interest club in my spare time.” Tong Junjie told reporters, and later he passed He successfully entered the music major of Beijing Union University with a single test and a single move.
Tang Shuyi and Chang Erhan, who participated in the opening ceremony, were also admitted to Beijing United University from Qingdao School for the Blind. Tong Junjie said, "We are really happy to be able to stand on this international stage and show together with a strong motherland. The experience of studying in school and participating in performances has made me deeply feel that we should set our sights higher and work hard. Learn your skills, do your best, and contribute to the society for others," said 20-year-old Tong Junjie.